The Photography of Hilla & Bernd Becher | The importance of memory.

If you remember the video where we talked about the photography of David Lynch then you know why we have this video today :) The Bechers were an inspiration for many artists and today we have a look at their amazing photography. Thank you so much for watching & make sure you check the links in the description to learn of ways to support their art.

Video Breakdown
00:00 - Intro
1:11 - Hilla & Bernd Becher
03:39 - Rowing against Time & The Importance of Memory
6:09 - What can we learn from formalism?
06:52 - The Becher school


More on Hilla & Bernd
http://bernd-hilla.becher-film.com/
http://www.artnet.com/artists/bernd-a...
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/b...

Affordable books on & about their work (some affiliate links)
Bernd & Hilla Becher: Basic Forms by Thierry De Duve
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Bernd Becher & Hilla Becher: Coal Mines and Steel Mills
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Bernd Becher & Hilla Becher: Framework Houses
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Footage Sources
Industrial Landscape
   • Industrial Landscape  
Post War Germany
   • Berlin and Potsdam 1945 - aftermath (...  
Hilla and Bernd Becher invented a new genre of photography
   • Hilla and Bernd Becher invented a new...  

Song(s) / Artist(s)
Self by Beatowski (Licensed)

Links to my work
https://www.thopper.uk/
  / tffhopper  

Disclaimer
This video its an incentive to educate viewers about the brilliant careers of Hilla & Bernd Becher and their impact in the photography & art worlds, as well as, an incentive to support their photography career, thus falling into the category of fair use copyright usage.

Our camera does not produce pretty pictures, but exact duplications that, through our renunciation of photographic effects, turn out to be relatively objective. The photo can optically replace its object to a certain degree. This takes on special meaning if the object cannot be preserved.
Bernd & Hilla Becher

🇩🇪 Tatiana entschuldigt sich aufrichtig für jede deutsche falsche Aussprache von Namen und Orten. Sie hat ihr Bestes versucht. Und ja, wir haben das mit Google übersetzt. 🇩🇪
Diane

The Photography of Hilla & Bernd Becher, the importance of memory.
May 2021